Yanni Zhang
Born: Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Based in: Beijing, China
Education
MFA, Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Member, China Artists Association
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Flow With: Yanni Zhang Solo Exhibition, Rong Art Center, Shanghai, China
2025
Bandaged Empire, Herald Art Center, New York, USA
2024
Yanni Zhang: Illusion vs Reality, 798 International Art Exchange Center, Beijing, China
2023
I Am Myself, Aotu Contemporary Art Space, Beijing, China
Group Exhibitions
2025
Beijing Contemporary Art Fair, Author Gallery, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
Developing Painting Avoids Backward Living, Author Gallery, Beijing, China
2024
Contemporary Trend Art Exhibition, Huzhou Art Museum, Huzhou, China
2023
Digital Art in Historical Time and Space, Hunan Museum, Changsha, China
2016
Light of Chinese Civilization: Chinese Art Exhibition, Manege Central Exhibition Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia
First Young Artists Collection Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2012
Academy Star: Outstanding Graduate Paintings Exhibition, China Academy of Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
A Thousand Miles Journey: CAFA Outstanding Graduation Exhibition, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
Awards
2012
Outstanding MFA Graduation Award, Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts
2009
Outstanding Oil Painting Award, 11th National Art Exhibition, China Artists Association
Residencies
2025
Herald Art Center Residency, New York, USA
2023
The Pottery Workshop International Artist Residency, Jingdezhen, China
Publications
Alchemy of Glaze: Painting in the Kiln Transmutation
Author: Yanni Zhang
Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, Chengdu, China
2026
ISBN 978-7-5740-1934-8
A monograph examining ceramic painting, kiln transformation, glaze alchemy, and the intersection of contemporary painting and porcelain.